Willows man arrested after he reportedly attacks girlfriend

WILLOWS — A Willows man was arrested Wednesday after he allegedly beat his 20-year-old girlfriend, according to the Glenn County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded to a residence in the 500 block of Fourth Street after a woman alleged the father of her 1-month-old baby had assaulted her, according to a press release.

The two Glenn County deputies and the Willows Police Department officer reportedly saw the 20-year-old's face was inflamed in several places.

The woman told authorities her boyfriend, Jesus Alvarez Garcia, 21, had been drinking and after an argument ensued, he smashed a beer can onto a glass table and threw another one against a wall, according to the Sheriff's Office. Garcia then allegedly moved the child close to a heater and when she asked Garcia to move the baby, he allegedly pushed her onto a couch and began hitting her head with an open hand.

The woman, who was not identified, got away and ran to the bathroom; meanwhile Garcia allegedly grabbed a knife from the kitchen and threatened to hurt himself, according to the press release. He reportedly put the knife down and entered the bathroom and slammed the woman's head into the wall.

The woman declined medical treatment.

Garcia was arrested on suspicion of inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant and was booked into the Glenn County Jail in Willows. His bail is set at $25,000.